Research Ambassadors

The OUR Research Ambassador team is a group of undergraduate students who have their own experience in undergraduate research and a passion for promoting undergraduate research at The University of Alabama. The Research Ambassadors represent a variety of research disciplines and academic backgrounds, ranging from STEM to social sciences to humanities and fine arts, and they help to connect undergraduate students to research opportunities both on and off campus. What Do OUR Research Ambassadors Do? One-on-one advising with students to help students find research opportunities and develop individualized research plans.Promote undergraduate research involvement and opportunities.Visit classes, clubs, and other organizations to discuss research opportunities. Participate in all events sponsored by the Office for Undergraduate Research make an appointment Ellie Aldred Research & Academic Interests: Political Science, History, Archaeology Mentor: Dr. Holly Grout Abby Barton Research & Academic Interests: Public Health, Sleep, Medicine Mentor: Dr. Adam Knowlden Katy Butler Research & Academic Interests: Chemistry, Mathematics, Pre-Med, Machine Learning Mentor: Dr. David Dixon, Dr. Sergei Gleyzer Kylie Buchanan Research & Academic Interests: Biology, Pre-Medical, Cancer Immunotherapy, Infectious Diseases Mentor: Dr. John Victor Napoleon Cecilia Cordell Research & Academic Interests: Finance, Economics, Tax Policy Mentor: Dr. Amanda Ross Nick Curry Research & Academic Interests: Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Pre-Med Mentor: Dr. Laura Reed Arman Dolatabadi Research & Academic Interests: Linguistics, Neuroscience, Computer Science Mentor: Dr. Bryan Koronkiewicz Caleb Eyonon Research & Academic Interests: Experimental Economics, Financial Risk, Behavioral Finance, Insurance Mentor: Dr. Kenny Wunder, Dr. Pan Jundapon Amelia Geist Research & Academic Interests: Psychology; British, American, and African American Literature Mentor: Dr. Darren George, Dr. Katie Garrison Zach Goldman Research & Academic Interests: Pre-Med, Biology, Neuroscience, Physics, Biophysics Mentor: Dr. Atulya Iyengar Cheryl Harden Research & Academic Interests: Public Health and Medicine Mentor: Dr. Nathan Culmer, Dr. Todd Smith Allison John Research & Academic Interests: Chemistry, Biology, History Mentor: Dr. Laura Reed, Dr. Brandon Thompson Raeed Kabir Research & Academic Interests: Economics, Mathematics, Policy Mentor: Dr. Michael Price Hayeon Lee Research & Academic Interests: Renewable Energy, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science, Semiconductors Mentor: Dr. Dawen Li Bailey Liddle Research & Academic Interests: Analytics, Cybersecurity, Technology Mentors: Dr. Nick Freeman & Dr. Greg Bott Michelle McCleod Research & Academic Interests: Neuroscience, Linguistics Mentors: Dr. Evie Malaia Trista Mendes Research & Academic Interests: Education, Bilingualism Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Summy Milena Mesfun Research & Academic Interests: GIS, Interdisciplinary Research, Internships, Material Science Mentor: Dr. Amanda Koh Addison Miller Research & Academic Interests: History, International Relations, Chinese Studies, Education Policy, Foreign Language, Artificial Intelligence Mentor: Dr. Xiang Zhang, Dr. Yanyu Xiong, Dr. Natalie Adams, Dr. Brianna Royster Eli Moore Research & Academic Interests: Political Science, Sociology, Public Policy, Criminal Justice Mentor: Dr. Richard Fording Jenny Nguyen Research & Academic Interests: Biology, Anthropology, Pre-Med Mentor: Dr. Lisa Pawloski Elizabeth Owens Research & Academic Interests: Aerospace Engineering, History, Public Policy, Pre-Law Mentor: Dr. Jordan Lawson, Dr. Easir Papon Emie Vandiver Research & Academic Interests: Biology, Genetics, Pre-Med Mentor: Dr. Laura Reed Molly Sullivan Research & Academic Interests: Biology, Anthropology Mentor: Dr. Courtney Helfrecht, Dr. Lingyan Kong